By Gill Lewis (published by Oxford University Press)
Semira looked behind her as if she felt someone was watching her. A diary was personal wasn’t it? Private?
But surely if it had been written over a hundred years ago, the writer of the diary would be dead by now.
It wouldn’t matter if she read some of it.
Would it?
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By Catherine Fisher (Firefly Press)
Set in Victorian Wales, this is a tale full of mystery, suspense and winter frosts – perfect for the current chilly weather!
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By Eloise Williams (Firefly Press)
Rescued by her uncle Sid after her mother disappears, Nansi lives a miserable existence doing turns in the theatre and thieving for her benefactor, in the hope of one day being able to afford to hire a detective to find her mother.
Congratulations to Frances Hardinge for winning the prestigious Costa Book of the Year Award 2015 with her Victorian murder mystery The Lie Tree – and for being only the second children’s novel to win since the award began!
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